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CommunityGrows entered their video in a Retale Community Garden Video Contest sponsored by Echo-Reducing Hunger, Improving Lives Worldwide. Please go on-line and vote for us here. We would receive $2500 towards our garden program! The contest picked ten gardens throughout the USA to choose from, and we think ours is pretty good! You can vote … Continue reading Vote for CommunityGrows Video!→

Are you, or someone you know, 15-19 years old and looking for an awesome way to spend your summer AND get paid? We’re now accepting applications for the Summer 2015 BEETS cohort! This summer our focus is on water conservation and teens will learn how to plant and maintain water-wise gardens while also gaining valuable leadership … Continue reading Now accepting applications for SUMMER BEETS!!→

Applications for our Spring 2015 BEETS Program are available now and the due date has been extended to January 19th at 1 pm! Here are the flyers (in English and Spanish), followed by the application. Please scroll down for all documents: BEETS Spring 2015 Extension Flyer by blwenger BEETS Spring 2015 Extension Flyer ESPANOL by blwenger … Continue reading Application for BEETS-January 2015 EXTENDED!!→

Join us Monday, January 19, 2015 for the Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service. We will be working in the Koshland Park and Garden. For more information, see the flyer below. Hope to see you there! 1.19.15 Mlk Kp Wkday by blwenger MLK Flyer_Spanish Version by blwenger

We would like to introduce Ezekiel (Ziek) McCarter, who has been working at CommunityGrows since August 2012. He is our Rosa Parks Elementary School Garden Assistant. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays you will often find him tending the lower garden and assisting teachers and students with their classroom plots. Ziek came to us for our BEETS … Continue reading Highlighting Ezekiel McCarter-Our Garden Assistant!→

We would like to welcome Kelly ErnstFriedman to our staff as the new Director of Programs. Her recent work with the Oakland School District on the development of a food recovery program inspired her to seek out CommunityGrows, which is committed to planting the seeds of food justice among Bay Area youth. She spent the … Continue reading Introducing Kelly ErnstFriedman→

CommunityGrows is seeking a Director of Programs (DP) who is responsible for implementing and evaluating all programs of CommunityGrows. The DP supervises CommunityGrows program staff to ensure their ongoing training and development, while maintaining a sustainable work environment. The DP acquires and assists with the management of seasonal contracts with partner organizations, working to develop … Continue reading Job Opportunity-Director of Programs→

If you’re looking for a job starting in January 2014 and you’re a teen between the ages of 15-19, check out our BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) Program. Spring 2014 Flyer by Barbara Wenger Beets Spring 2014 Application by Barbara Wenger .